Kleber Mendonça Filho
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Born: November 22, 1968 (57 years)
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Kleber Mendonça Filho (born November 22, 1968) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer. With a degree in Journalism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Kleber Mendonça Filho began his career as a film critic and journalist. As a director, he experimented with fiction, documentary, and video clips in the 1990s. He migrated from video to digital and 35 mm film in the 2000s. Over the course of that decade, he made several short films. "O Som ao Redor" (Neighbouring Sounds, 2013) was Mendonça's first feature-length drama, winning numerous awards. Mendonça's films have received more than 120 awards in Brazil and abroad, with selections in festivals such as New York, Copenhagen and Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs). Film festivals in Rotterdam, Toulouse, and Santa Maria da Feira have presented retrospectives of his films. He has served as programmer of cinema for the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation.

Movies as Crew (28)
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Producer, Writer

Jul 23, 2025

Sleep with Your Eyes Open

Sleep with Your Eyes Open

Producer

Jun 13, 2024

Heartless

Heartless

Producer

Apr 18, 2024

Seu Cavalcanti

Seu Cavalcanti

Producer

Jan 26, 2024

Pictures of Ghosts

Pictures of Ghosts

Additional Photography, Sound Designer, Writer

Aug 24, 2023

Azougue Nazareth

Azougue Nazareth

Associate Producer

Nov 14, 2019

Bacurau

Bacurau

Writer

Aug 29, 2019

Aquarius

Aquarius

Screenplay

Sep 1, 2016

The World Cup in Recife

The World Cup in Recife

Editor, Writer, Sound Designer

Aug 2, 2014

Neighboring Sounds

Neighboring Sounds

Screenplay, Sound Designer, Editor

Nov 19, 2012

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

Producer

Aug 1, 2011

Jogo sem Gandula

Jogo sem Gandula

Sound, Screenplay, Director of Photography

Jan 3, 2011

Cold Tropics

Cold Tropics

Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Executive Producer, Cinematography

Nov 20, 2009

Critic

Critic

Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Finishing Producer, Animation, Camera Operator, Sound

Jan 22, 2008

Ocidente

Ocidente

Executive Producer

Jan 1, 2008

Décimo Segundo

Décimo Segundo

Sound Editor

Jan 1, 2007

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay, Story, Sound Recordist, Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Nov 15, 2006

Eletrodoméstica

Eletrodoméstica

Screenplay, Editor, Sound Editor, Producer, Sound Designer, Foley Artist

Aug 25, 2005

Green Vinyl

Green Vinyl

Sound Designer, Executive Producer, Sound Editor, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay

Nov 25, 2004

The Little Cotton Girl

The Little Cotton Girl

Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Sound

Jan 1, 2002

Caged In

Caged In

Writer, Additional Photography, Producer, Sound Editor, Sound Effects, Foley Artist

Jan 1, 1997

Lixo nos Canais

Lixo nos Canais

Editor, Writer

Jul 13, 1995

Keychain

Keychain

Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography

Jul 6, 1995

Peace to This House

Peace to This House

Producer, Director of Photography, Sound

Jul 31, 1994

Casa de Imagem

Casa de Imagem

Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Additional Photography

Apr 1, 1992

Homem de Projeção

Homem de Projeção

Producer, Screenplay, Director of Photography

Feb 1, 1992

Travelling

Travelling

Director of Photography

Feb 1, 1991

Luz Industrial Mágica

Luz Industrial Mágica

Editor, Writer, Cinematography